Recent efforts by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation to place a laptop in the hands of every child in developing nations are not bringing-forth the results expected or anticipated by their proponents. Recent studies of the effort, reports ReadWrite, state that "no measurable improvement in math, reading, motivation or time spent on homework" is seen as a result of the effort, though "some positive effects are found, however, in general cognitive skills". Read the full article at the source link below.
What do you believe is the cause of the overall failure of the OLPC effort? Is it the limited capabilities of the XO Laptop provided, the poor Internet capabilities of these developing countries, or some other reason? Leave your thoughts in the comments section down below.
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ReadWrite
